All news on the topic: Serial killers

Monique Olivier, the wife of French serial killer Michel Fourniret, is standing trial in Nanterre, Paris, for Joanna’s brutal death and two other grisly killings

Joanna Parrish was just 20 when she was raped and killed in Moneteau, France in May 1990 by Michel Fourniret - known as the Ogre of the Ardennes

The soap icon has been appearing on the cobbles of Weatherfield since the 1970s - but some fans cannot believe that the TV actress has now reached a landmark year

Thanksgiving took a fatal turn for one Florida family when an estranged relative turned a holiday gathering into a bloodbath when Paul Merhige, 35, opened fire

52-year-old Louise Chaput was murdered over two decades ago while on a hiking trip in what the police believe was a “random” incident. 21 years later, her family are still searching for answers in New Hampshire

The body of Luis Alfredo Garavito, a twisted Colombian paedophile known as "The Beast", was left languishing on a mortician's slab for almost 40 days after his death on October 12

Robert de Middlecote appeared to be a respectable religious man - but by night he was a beast who brutally killed his victims in Lidwell Chapel in Devon before dumping their bodies in a well

Rare and unseen footage of Blondie is coming to the BBC, but what happened to frontwoman Debbie Harry and where is she now? We take a look at the singer's colourful life

A woman has turned to the internet for advice after learning that people think her baby's name sounds like a serial killer, however, their reaction might not have been what she was hoping...

Eight current and former police officers for the Pet Police are being investigated over allegations of gross misconduct in the Stephen Port serial killer case

Sally Ann Mathews, who plays Jenny Connor on Coronation Street, has shared a 'proud' update with her fans, as her son follows in his dad's footsteps

Ted Bundy, one of America's worst serial killers, was put to death in 1989 in front of 42 witnesses after admitting to the gruesome murders of more than 30 women during the 1970s

Keeping all your Christmas present preparation away from the prying eyes of your children can be a challenge for many parents, which is why Smyths have issued an urgent warning ahead of the festive season

Lucy Letby slept with a Winnie the Pooh teddy under a duvet embroidered with the words 'sweet dreams', and yet nothing about her twisted side was innocent at all

Ted Bundy's chilling final words were unexpected and not at all what people expected from the serial murderer who slaughtered over 30 young women and girls in the 1970s

'Britain's most dangerous female prisoner' Joanna Dennehy, who was handed a life sentence in 2014 after her frenzied killing spree, told police she found killing her victims 'moreish and fun'

For a man who committed some of the most gruesome murders in history, American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer had very little to give up in the way of a final statement before meeting his own brutal end

Aileen Wournos was convicted of killing and robbing seven of her clients between 1989 and 1990 while working as a sex worker and showed now remorse for her crimes

A horrifying police error that could have prevented the murders of 13 known Ripper victims 'and many more' has been exposed following ITV series The Long Shadow

Less than a year after Peter Sutcliffe married his doting wife Sonia Szurma, the killer began callously murdering women. Sonia stood by her ex-husband during his trial and said she 'didn't suspect a thing'

The Black Dolphin is one of the world's most notorious prisons and is home to 700 rapists, murderers and cannibals serving life without parole and they're not even allowed out of their cells

Former intelligence officer Chris Clark's new book details cases where he says evidence points to Peter Sutcliffe being responsible - and claims he committed up to 45 murders

An alleged serial killer who referred to himself as 'the Beast' is facing 41 charges, including murder, after going on a violent crime spree shortly after being released from prison

ITV's The Long Shadow tells in devastating detail the stories of Peter Sutcliffe's innocent victims, who were murdered by the sick serial killer over the course of years

The Long Shadow tells the story of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe's victims and looks inside the police investigation that finally snared the twisted killer